October 29, 2024

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Trump, Harris Virtually Tied in Crucial Wisconsin Poll

By Sarah Fortinsky Former President Trump and Vice President Harris are nearly tied in a new survey of likely Wisconsin voters. The USA Today/Suffolk University poll, released Monday, shows Trump leading Harris by 1 point, 48 to 47 percent, among likely voters in Wisconsin — a key battleground state that could help determine the election. The survey shows a large gender

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KSU Launches Mobile Health Units to Serve Louisville

Courtesy of Kentucky State University Kentucky State University is set to launch one of its three new mobile health units in Louisville. This will take place at the Family Health Centers, Inc. – Portland site and promises to enhance access to healthcare for underserved communities in the area. This initiative, supported by the Cabinet for

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WSSU, Wake Forest Law Partner on JD Pipeline Program

Courtesy of Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem State University, a historically Black educational institution in North Carolina, has signed a new agreement with Wake Forest University that will provide students from the HBCU with a pathway to matriculate into the juris doctorate program at the Wake Forest School of Law upon graduation. The agreement allows the

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Small Biz Owners in Georgia Key to 2024 Election Outcome

By J.J. McCorvey  The election could be decided in Georgia’s fastest-growing and most ethnically diverse county. In Gwinnett County, a part of metro Atlanta where 58% of voters backed Joe Biden in 2020 compared with the 40% who voted for Donald Trump, both parties are again locked in a race centered on the economy. Vice President Kamala Harris’ economic

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Lincoln University Launches Online HBCU Leadership MA

Courtesy of Lincoln University of Missouri Lincoln University of Missouri has announced the opening of enrollment for its Master of Arts in Higher Education program with a Historically Black Colleges Universities concentration. This online degree is available for both spring and fall 2025 and aims to equip education professionals with the essential skills to address

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Spelman Screens Chisholm ’72 With Director Shola Lynch

Courtesy of Spelman College Spelman College hosted a screening of Chisholm ’72: Unbought & Unbossed, a documentary that captures Shirley Chisholm’s historic 1972 presidential campaign.  The film was directed by Shola Lynch, director of documentary filmmaking and Diana King Endowed Professor at Spelman and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004. It features an interview with Chisholm

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Morehouse, Tuskegee to Clash in 2025 NBA HBCU Classic

By Mia Berry Morehouse College director of athletics Harold Ellis, a former basketball standout for the Maroon Tigers, recalls making numerous phone calls to scouts and agents as a student-athlete, asking for a chance to play in the NBA. Now Morehouse basketball players will get an opportunity Ellis would have loved to have had in college.

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